Welcome to my photographic look at what's happening to the Steam and Diesel Locomotives at the Great Central Railway, Loughborough. As the different events take place I will be adding these to my website.
GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY
2009
 
Stanier Black 5 No 45231'The Sherwood Forester' at Kinchley Lane, GCR on 8.11.09 with 1410 Leicester North - Loughborough dining service bearing a wreath of red poppies in respect of remembrance sunday
Sun 1st Nov 2009 to Thu 31st Dec 2009
November and December 2009, GCR 		9F No 92203'Black Prince' at Woodthorpe on 11.10.09 with 1645 Loughborough - Rothley Brook minerals freight at the Autumn Steam Railway Gala 2009
Sat 10th Oct 2009
Autumn Steam Railway Gala 2009 		WD 90733 and 04 63601 double head 1645 Loughborough - Leicester North service on 4.10.09 at the GCR Parade of 2-8-0's weekend mini gala. First time the WD has worked away from K&WVR
Sun 4th Oct 2009
GCR Parade of 2-8-0's weekend mini gala October 2009
 
55019 (D9019) opens up by Charnwood Water, Loughborough on 11.9.09 with 0940 Loughborough - Leicester North service at the GCR Sept 2009 Diesel Gala
Fri 11th Sep 2009 to Sun 13th Sep 2009
GCR September 2009 Diesel Gala 		LMS Fairburn Tank No 42085 & GNR N2 no 1744 double head the final departure of the day on 15.8.09 the 1645 Loughborough - Leicester North service on the GCR at Woodthorpe, Loughborough
Sat 1st Aug 2009 to Wed 30th Sep 2009
August and September 2009 on GCR 		4 BIG unit No 7059 working in 'push pull mode' with class 33 No 33116 (D6535) at Woodthorpe, GCR on 4.7.09 in charge of the 1630 Loughborough - Rothley Brook service
Sat 4th Jul 2009
4 BIG Weekend at GCR
 
The newly repaired and repainted Fairburn Tank No 42085 waits at Loughborough station, GCR on 18.7.09 with the 1645 Loughborough - Leicester North service
Wed 1st Jul 2009 to Fri 31st Jul 2009
July 2009 on GCR 		N2 no 1744 in green with gold letters and numbers heads back to the shed at Loughborough, GCR after completing a test run to Leicester and back on 19.6.09.
Fri 19th Jun 2009
A first look at the N2 at the GCR 		LNER Class O4 No 63601 departs Loughborough seen at Beeches Road Bridge on 14.6.09 with 1500 Loughborough - Leicester North service as part of the 2009 War Weekend
Sun 14th Jun 2009
War Weekend 2009
 
LNER Class 04 63601 at Woodthorpe, GCR on 10.5.09 with 10.30 Loughborough - Rothley Brook Mineral Windcutters freight at the GCR 40th Anniversary Gala
Sun 10th May 2009
GCR 40th Anniversary Gala 		GWR Large Prairie No 4141 at Woodthorpe on 13.4.09 with 1624 Loughborough - Leicester North service at the GCR Easter Tank Engine Gala. This was probably its last run before being withdrawn for its mandatory 10 year overhaul
Sun 12th Apr 2009 to Mon 13th Apr 2009
GCR Easter Tank Engine Gala 2009 		N7 tank engine No. 69621 from NNR at Kinchley Lane, GCR on 19.4.09 with 1515 Loughborough - Leicester North service on a beautiful spring afternoon
Wed 1st Apr 2009 to Sun 31st May 2009
April and May 2009 on GCR
 
D5401 (27056) looks splendid at Kinchley Lane, GCR on 22.3.09 with 1415 Loughborough - Rothley short freight at the GCR 1960'S gala
Sat 21st Mar 2009 to Sun 22nd Mar 2009
GCR 1960's Experience Gala - March 2009 		NELPG Q6 No 63395 at Woodthorpe, GCR on 1.3.09 with 1315 Loughborough - Leicester North 'The Elizabethan' service
Sun 1st Feb 2009 to Tue 31st Mar 2009
February and March 2009 on the GCR 		BR Standard 7, Britannia Class, no. 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' at Woodthorpe, GCR on 1.2.09 with 1110 Loughborough - Rothley Brook TPO at the GCR winter steam gala
Sat 31st Jan 2009 to Sun 1st Feb 2009
Great Central Railway Winter Steam Gala 2009
 
Class 33 D6535 tnt Class 45 D123 at Woodthorpe, GCR on 10.1.09 with 1401 Rothley Brook - Loughborough service
Sat 10th Jan 2009 to Sun 11th Jan 2009
GCR Winter Diesel Running Event 2009 		GWR Large Prairie tank No 4141 at Woodthorpe, GCR on 17.1.09 with 1315 Loughborough - Leicester North service
Thu 1st Jan 2009 to Sat 31st Jan 2009
January 2009 on Great Central Railway
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